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LITH approves land annexation Work still needed before recreation, aquatic centers move forward The Lake in the Hills Village Board this week approved the annexation of 27 The Crystal Lake Park acres of land at 8917 Ackman District now has a location to Road. The annexation gave potentially build a recreation the park district the zoning it center and aquatic center. needs to build a community
recreation center and aquatic center. Even though there is no development plan yet, the park district has agreed to bring back future development plans to the village’s planning
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Rauner’s wealth subject of debate
and zoning commission and the Village Board for review. The village agreed to waive its annexation fee, lakes/ stream maintenance fees and building permit fees, unless fees are incurred by the vil-
lage when using a third- party firm. The park district also would be able to deannex the property from Lake in the
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Candidate accused of trying to buy seat By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press CHICAGO – Bruce Rauner’s wealth has been an underlying theme throughout the campaign for Illinois governor, from his choice of wristwatch to critics’ questions about his business dealings to rivals accusing him of trying to “buy” the GOP nomination with more than $6 million of his own money he has put Bruce into the campaign. Rauner A sustained advertising campaign has helped propel the Winnetka venture capitalist to become the front-runner in Tuesday’s primary against state Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford. But his rivals and others have accused his businesses of putting profits before people, saying voters still don’t know who Rauner really is beyond the carefully crafted image his campaign has portrayed. In an interview with The Associated Press, the 58-year-old insisted he’s just who he says he is – an outsider intent on dramatically shaking up how “career politicians” run Springfield, and who has the financial independence to do so. Addressing the campaign criticisms, he said his fortune has given him a voice in school reform and other public causes, and now he wants to focus on better leadership in Illinois. “Money’s important, but it isn’t a motivator for me,” said Rauner, whose tax returns show he made about $108 million between 2010 and 2012. “I want to do
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ABOVE: Cast and crew members warm up March 5 before a dress rehearsal of Marengo High School’s spring musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” BELOW: Johnsburg High School freshman Sophie Blea works on the set of the school’s production of “Into the Woods.”
Theater offers benefits for students By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com
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WOODSTOCK – Some nights after school, Julia Slomski spends 4 to 6 p.m. in school rehearsals. Then, she spends 7 to 9 p.m. rehearsing for community shows. She’s just 16 years old, a sophomore at Woodstock North High School. But she’d have it no other way. For Slomski and others, theater has unlocked something in them that other opportunities didn’t offer. To hear Woodstock North High
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BREY PROMOTED TO CHIEF OF POLICE Chief of Patrol Services Dave Brey will be promoted to chief of police May 1, the village of Lake in the Hills said Friday. Brey will replace Director of Police and Public Safety James Wales, who is planning to retire April 30. Brey has been with the department since 1992 and was promoted to sergeant in 2001 before becoming chief of patrol services in 2006. For more, see page B1
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School Drama Director Tish Lyon say it, theater is a vital engagement of both sides of the brain – an activity or hobby or, for some, a career that offers benefits that go beyond the auditorium. “It’s just something that’s so different from everything else that’s offered for people my age,” Slomski said. Slomski started in fifth grade with school shows. Community theater came later. Last year, she got a chance to work with some of
the state’s best high school thespians. Slomski auditioned for the all-state production on the campus of Illinois State University in Bloomington. She went in with low expectations. She came out elated. “I really looked at it like, I will get to know the audition process of all-state, and maybe in a few years, I’ll be up for something,” she said. Slomski soon found out she was the only sophomore in the state to make the cast.
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